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Kapton Heater for use in an antenna application

Kapton Heaters are ultra-thin, ultra-flexible, semitransparent, lightweight heaters. They derive their name from Kapton, the polyimide film developed by Du Pont that is utilized to encapsulate the heating circuit of these heaters. Kapton heaters can operate within temperatures as low as -320°F and as high as 400°F, and have superior dielectric properties. Kapton heaters exhibit excellent tensile strength, durability, and dimensional stability. These heaters produce uniform heat with rapid heat-up and cool-down characteristics. Kapton heaters can endure radiation, resist many chemicals, and because they are very low in outgassing, they are ideal for vacuum applications. The heating elements of these heaters are produced by chemically etching a resistive circuit in nickel alloy foils. This circuit is encapsulated between two layers of Kapton films utilizing either a Teflon® FEP adhesive or acrylic adhesive.  These two adhesives define the thermal characteristics and the cost of these heaters.

Polymide flexible heaters can accommodate holes and cut-outs; they can be built with different electrical terminations, heat sensors and can be bonded to application surfaces with different bonding methods.

PTSHEAT designs and supplies: heater resistors, elements, FPC,PCB,PCBA. Flex Copper Clad Lamination for Digital Products, Computer with LCD Screen, Mobile Phone, Aviation and Aerospace. Flex Plus flex PCBs and PCBAs are widely used in the field of Medical and Health, Automotive Electronics, EV Electronics Communication Equipment, Mobile Phone Precision Modules, Hearing Aids and other scientific and technological fields. 

We stock 1000’s of Kapton Heaters for Certification Testing:

Phoenix Thermal (PTSHEAT) supplies literally thousands of Kapton / Polymide heaters for Battery Testing and other industries.  We support A2LA rules.  This empowers laboratories, individuals & organizations to participate in the development of accreditation. Talk with one of our sales engineers to Explore our laboratory accreditation services. Ask about our ISO/IEC 17025 calibration guidelines.

Kapton Heaters Applications:

  • Freeze protection and condensation prevention for many types of instrumentation and equipment
  • Medical equipment including blood analyzers and test tube heaters
  • Exhaust gas pre-heating for DPF regeneration
  • Curing of plastic laminates
  • Photo processing equipment
  • Semiconductor processing equipment
  • Computer peripherals such as laser printers
  • Automotive Electronics
  • Battery Testing
  • Laboratory and Field medical testing
  • EV Electronics Communication Equipment
  • Mobile Phones
  • Hearing Aids
  • Endless applications requiring fast heat-up, higher watt densities, and flexibility.

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